Clothes-rack.



A. D. DANIEL.

CLOTHES RACK.

APPLICATION IILED JAN. a1. 1908.

Patented Feb. 23, 1909.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 Snoeutgz w} finer/nag ALFRED D. DANIEL, OF TACOMA,WASHINGTON.

CLOTHES-RACK.

Application filed January 31, 1908.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 23, 1909.

Serial No. 413,621.

- and useful Improvements in Clothes-Racks,

of which the following is a specification,

reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to improvements in clothes racks, andparticularly to a sectional clothes rack.

The object of the invention is the con struction, of a clothes rack,which comprises a minimum number of arts, and which is comparativelyinexpensive to construct; the sections of the rack are susceptible ofbeing secured together for minimizing the amount of space occupied bysaid rack, whether in an open or closed position, and the sections alsoadapted to be separated for spacing the same apart or for partly orentirely surrounding a stove.

With this and other objects in view, the invention consists of certainnovel constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts, as will behereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a device constructedin accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a view in sideelevation of my im rove d clothes rack,

showing the same in a fo ded or closed position. Fig. 3 is a viewshowing the sections separated and constituting a line or rack whosesections may be so positioned as to partly or entirely surround a stove.Fig. 4 1s a fragmentary, horizontal, sectional view of the rack; andshowing particularly the interlocking fastening means for holding theabutting sections together. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary, perspective view ofone of the standards and showing the tongue-member attached thereto,while Fig. 6 is a fragmentary, perspective view of the other standard,showing the groove or socket structure for receiving the tongue ortenon. Fig. 7 is a fragmentary view of the rack, showing anotherembodiment of the means for securing the auxiliary arm or bar to theprimary bars or pieces.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, 1 and 2 designate the engagingstandards of the freely-separable sections, each of which is provided,at its lower end, with feet 3; there are, preferably, attached two feetto each standard, one foot of each set being secured to the outer faceof the stand ard, whereas the other foot of each set is secured to theedge of the standard. The feet which are secured to the edges of thestandards are not positioned parallel but at opposite sides, so that asecure or rigid base is provided for the rack, whether it is in an openor closed position. The rack is formed in sections, Fig. 3 each sectionbeing provided with one of the hereinbefore mentioned standards, and aseach section is similarly-constructed in many instances, it is notnecessary to specifically describe each section, as they are substantialduplicates, but I will point out wherein the sections differ in thefollowing description.

To the outer face of each standard, there are secured primary pieces orbars 4, and to one edge of each standard, there are secured auxiliarybars 5. While the primary bars 4 are secured to the outer face of thestandard, and, consequentl are arranged parallel in both sections, sti lthe auxiliary standards 5 are secured to the opposite edges of thestandards which places them also in arallel position. It is to be noted(Fig. 1) tliat the primary and auxiliar bars or pieces are pivoted, atone end, to the standards, and over lap the contiguous face of the otherstandard, thereby acting as a brace for strengthening the looking orfastening means, which detachably secures the standards 1 and 2together. While the pieces or bars 4 and 5 are pivoted, at 6, to thefprimary standards 1 and 2, the outer ends 0' said )ieccs or bars arepivoted, at 7, to vertica auxiliary standards 8. a

Hinged, at 9, to the outer end of each of the top bars or pieces, is anauxiliary arm or bar 10, which constitutes a continuation of the top baror piece, when said auxiliary arm or piece is swung outward anddo-.vn=.';ard to its open position, as shown in Figs. 1 and The arms 10can be quickly folded back upon the top or upper bars or devices, u henit is desired to fold or close the rack together, as depicted in Fig. 2.To permit this folding, each arm is beveled inwardly, at 11, so thatwhen the rack is folded together, the pivoted bars or pieces 4 can beclosed together, as shown in Fig. 2. Upon the enga ing or abutting facesof the primary standards 1 and 2, there is formed or securedinterlocking fastening means for holding the sections together (Figs. 1and 2). 1, preferably, em-

ploy two of these interlocking fastening means, one near the upper endof the standards, and the other near the lower end of the standards, butas these interlocking means are duplicates, it is onlynecessary tospecifically describe one of the same. In the rimary standard 2, I,preferably, form a $00 et or cut-out or recessed portion 12, andcountersunk in said standard 2, contiguous to said socket or recessedportion 12, is a substantially U-shaped plate 13, which plate has edges14 overhanging the side and bottom walls of the socket or cut-outportion 12, leaving the upper end 15 of the socket unobstru'cted. Anysuitable fastening means is employed, as at 16, forse'curing said plate13, upon the standard 2. To the standard 1, is secured, by suitablefastening means 16, preferably, a horizontal plate 17, which is cut, at18, for producing integral spring lips forming a yielding bodyconstitutin a tongue or tenon that is to project into the socket orcut-out portion 12 of standard 2. The im portance of outwardly curvingor bowing each portion 19 of the tongue or tenon is that when the twostandards are assembled, the inner edges of the plate 13 will be inengagementwith the portions 19 of plate 17, near their inner ends (Fig.4), and as said portions are outwardly bulged, thesections can not beaccidentally disassembled, as said portions 19 constitute a dove-tailstructure.

To assemble the standards, it is necessary to lace the same contiguousto one another, an then cause the tongue or spring body, constitutingthe tenon, to be placed into the socket or cut out portion 12 near itsupper end 15 above the upper ends of the plate 13, and thenforce the twostandards into engagement, which will cause the narrower inner portionof the tongue or tenon structure of plate 17 to be 1 ositionedcontiguous to plate 13, which i permit the longitudinal movement of thetongue or tenon upon said plate for causing the same to be posi tionedcontiguous to the lower portion of plate 13, and thereby assume itsnormal position, as illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 4. This is a veryefficient interlocking means, and while it permits the sections to bequickly assembled or disassembled, still it securely holds the sametogether against accidental displacement under normal strain. When it isdesired to se *arate the sections, all that is necessary to o, is toraise up on the standard 1, and .pull the sections apart, and then ifthe operator desires, the sections can be placed around a stove orpartly separated and positioned contiguous to a stove, but be placedupon the floor or support, as indicated in Fig. 8.

Each standard is provided upon three faces with horizontal notches orgrooves 19, by means of which a piece of cord or rope may be secured inposition, when it is wra ped around the standards for positive y holdingsaid standards against separation.

In Fig. 7, the auxiliary arm or bar 10 is secured at the outer end ofthe primary piece or bar 4, by means of, preferably, a metallic U-shapedvmember 20, which is pivotally secured to bar 1, at 21. It will be notedthat the arm 10 slides in the U-shaped member 20, and that said U-shapedmember constitutes a hin e that will permit the arm 10 to pivot or,swing upon the outer end of the arm 4. The inner end of the arm 10 isslidably secured or guided upon the bar or rail 4, by means of a loop22, which loop passesthrough the arm 10 and also through a guiding-block23, which is secured, preferably, below arm 4 and parallel with the arm10. It will, therefore, be seen that I have provided a sliding arm uponbar 4,

and which arm can be extended beyond the outer end of said bar 4 and canbe slid in- Ward when it is desired to fold the rack, the same asillustrated in Fig. '2.

What I claim is: I

In a clothes rack, the combination of a pair of standards, each standardprovided with an inner and anouter face and with a pair of sides,fastening means securing the inner faces of said standards in engagementand the standards together, arms parallel with and ivotally secured tothe outer faces of said standards, the arms on the outer faces of onestandard extending'outwardly in an opposite direction tothe arms on theouter face of the other standard, and arms parallel with and ivotallysecured to only one of the sides 0' each standard and extending acrossthe contiguous side of the other standard, the arms on the side of onestandard extending across the inner ends of the arms on the outer faceof the other standard.

In testimony whereof I hereunto, affix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

. ALFRED D. DANIEL- Witnesses 'J. M. KEEN, H. V. SMITH.

